The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald chords by
Gordon Lightfoot

1976•Folk•4.1K views•

Key: B major•

Intro 1

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 1

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

The legend lives on

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

from the Chippewa on down

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When the skies of November turn gloomy

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

With a load of iron ore

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

twenty-six thousand tons more

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

That good ship and true

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

was a bone to be chewed

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When the gales of November came early

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 2

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

The ship was the pride of the American side

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

As the big freighters go,

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

it was bigger than most

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

With a crew and good captain well seasoned

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Concluding some terms

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

with a couple of steel firms

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When they left fully loaded for Cleveland

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

And later that night when the ship's bell rang

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?

Interlude 1

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 3

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

And a wave broke over the railing

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

And every man knew, as the captain did too

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

T'was the witch of November come stealin'

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

The dawn came late

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

and the breakfast had to wait

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When the gales of November came slashin'

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

When afternoon came it was freezin' rain

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

In the face of a hurricane west wind

Interlude 2

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 4

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When suppertime came,

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

the old cook came on deck sayin'

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

"Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya"

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in,

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

he said "Fellas, it's been good to know ya"

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

The captain wired in he had water comin' in

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

And the good ship and crew was in peril

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

And later that night

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

when his lights went outta sight

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Interlude 3

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 5

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Does any one know

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

where the love of God goes

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When the waves turn the minutes to hours?

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

The searchers all say

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

they'd have made Whitefish Bay

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

They might have split up

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

or they might have capsized

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

They may have broke deep and took water

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

And all that remains

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

is the faces and the names

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Of the wives and the sons and the daughters

Interlude 4

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 6

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

In the rooms of her ice-water mansion

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Old Michigan steams

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

like a young man's dreams

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

The islands and bays are for sportsmen

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

And farther below Lake Ontario

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Takes in what Lake Erie can send her

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

And the iron boats go

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

as the mariners all know

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

With the gales of November remembered

Interlude 5

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Verse 7

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

In the maritime sailors' cathedral

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

The church bell chimed

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

'til it rang twenty-nine times

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

The legend lives on

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

from the Chippewa on down

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Superior they said, never gives up her dead

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

When the gales of November come early

Outro 1

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

[Repeat and fade]

How did you like the song?

4.9 (58)

You need to log in to leave a rating.

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

A
G
D
Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

More songs by Gordon Lightfoot

Discover chords for more songs to play

If You Could Read My Mind

Sundown

Early Morning Rain

Carefree Highway

Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Ringneck Loon

Fine as Fine Can Be

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

The House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

All Of Me

John Legend

Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo

Early Morning Rain

Gordon Lightfoot

Let It Be

The Beatles

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Captivate Us

Watermark

Lonely Fight

Mk.gee

How Many Miles

Mk.gee

Candy

Mk.gee

Earrings

Malcolm Todd

Roommates

Malcolm Todd

4me 4me

Malcolm Todd

Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot is B major.

The primary chords used in The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald are B, A, E, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, A, E, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald is approximately 93 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Gordon Lightfoot.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.